Brief Life History of John L
When John L Laird was born on 25 October 1809, in Dunbartonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, John Garrett Laird, was 40 and his mother, Janet Thomson, was 37. He married Marian Calhoon on 5 July 1830, in Brownville, Brownville, Jefferson, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Utah, United States in 1870 and Millville, Cache, Utah, United States in 1880. He died on 14 November 1887, in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Millville City Cemetery, Millville, Cache, Utah, United States.
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- Jno L Laird, "United States Census, 1860"
- Legacy NFS Source: John Jr. Laird - Individual or family possessions: Family genealogies: birth-name: John Laird
- John Laird, "United States Western States Marriage Index"
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1810
Oldest Grave seen in the Memorials List.
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
Name Meaning
Scottish and northern Irish: status name for a landlord or landowner, from northern Middle English laverd ‘lord’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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